Like Father, Like Son
“At what point does a father truly become a father?”
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
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Cast
83 people
Masaharu Fukuyama
Ryota Nonomiya
Known for
The Third Murder
Suspect X
Machiko Ono
Midori Nonomiya
Known for
Museum
The Mourning Forest
Yoko Maki
Yukari Saiki
Known for
After the Storm
The Grudge
Lily Franky
Yudai Saiki
Known for
Shoplifters
The Boy and the Beast
Jun Fubuki
Nobuko Nonomiya
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
The Boy and the Heron
Jun Kunimura
Kazushi Kamiyama
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Audition
Kirin Kiki
Riko Ishizeki
Known for
Sweet Bean
Arrietty
Isao Natsuyagi
Ryosuke Nonomiya
Known for
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
The Land of Hope
Arata Iura
Shinichi Yamabe
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
After Life
Keita Ninomiya
Keita Nonomiya
Also in
We Are Little Zombies
Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic
Shôgen Hwang
Ryusei Saiki
No other roles listed
Yuri Nakamura
Shoko Miyazaki
Known for
Ju-On: Black Ghost
After the Storm
Hirokazu Kore-eda Director · Takeshi Matsubara Composer Junichi Matsumoto Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · United States release January 17, 2014 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$19,978,961
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
BUN-BUKU
Production
AMUSE
Production
GAGA Corporation
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
そして父になる
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 18, 2013
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · September 24, 2013
Limited theatrical
United States · January 17, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States
September 29, 2013 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
September 30, 2013 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 9, 2013 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 10, 2013 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 13, 2013 · Premiere · Hawaii Film Festival
October 16, 2013 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 24, 2013 · Premiere · Philadelphia International Film Festival
October 25, 2013 · Premiere · FilmColumbia Festival
November 9, 2013 · Premiere · AFI Fest&Lone Star Film Festival
January 7, 2014 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 17, 2014 · Premiere · New York
September 30, 2014 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Argentina
January 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
July 28, 2013 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 12, 2013 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 4, 2013 · Premiere · Canberra International Film Festival
November 15, 2013 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
April 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Austria
October 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 14, 2013 · Premiere · Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
December 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 26, 2013 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
December 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2013 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 15, 2013 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 18, 2013 · Premiere · Atlantic Film Festival
September 22, 2013 · Premiere · Calgary Film Festival
September 29, 2013 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
October 5, 2013 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
March 7, 2014 · Limited theatrical
Chile
January 10, 2015 · Premiere · Festival de Cine de Las Condes
February 26, 2015 · Limited theatrical
China
June 15, 2014 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
April 16, 2017 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
November 30, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai
November 30, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 11.30-12.1点映 limited
December 1, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing
December 6, 2024 · Theatrical
March 5, 2025 · Digital
Czechia
June 29, 2013 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
April 3, 2014 · Premiere · CPH: PIX
May 29, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
March 13, 2014 · Premiere · Helsinki Cine Aasia
March 21, 2014 · Theatrical
France
June 30, 2013 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival
November 12, 2013 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
December 1, 2013 · Premiere · Festival d'éducation d'Evreux
December 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Germany
July 3, 2013 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
October 2, 2013 · Premiere · Cologne Conference - International Film and TV Festival
May 28, 2014 · Premiere · Frankfurt Nippon Connection Festival
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
October 15, 2014 · Premiere · Japanische Filmtage Düsseldorf
Greece
November 2, 2013 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
February 27, 2014 · Theatrical
June 19, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
October 26, 2013 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
October 31, 2013 · Theatrical
India
November 21, 2013 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
December 14, 2013 · Premiere · Chennai International Film Festival
Ireland
October 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Italy
November 16, 2013 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
November 20, 2013 · Premiere · National Cinema Museum of Torino Cinema Massimo
April 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
September 17, 2013 · Premiere · Tokyo
September 28, 2013 · Theatrical
March 16, 2014 · Premiere · LaLa Yokohama Film Festival
Mexico
January 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Morocco
December 1, 2013 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 29, 2013 · Premiere · Amsterdam Film Week
November 21, 2013 · Theatrical
April 29, 2014 · Physical · DVD
April 23, 2016 · TV · NPO 2
New Zealand
July 26, 2013 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
October 18, 2013 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
October 12, 2013 · Premiere · Films from the South Festival
January 13, 2014 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
Peru
November 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 18, 2017 · TV
Poland
July 20, 2013 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
August 1, 2013 · Premiere · Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
June 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 16, 2013 · Premiere · Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
December 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Romania
October 31, 2013 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes a Bucarest
February 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 4, 2014 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
October 24, 2013 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 4, 2013 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
September 21, 2013 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
November 16, 2013 · Premiere · Gijon International Film Festival
November 22, 2013 · Premiere · Madrid International Cinema Week
November 29, 2013 · Limited theatrical
November 20, 2018 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Sweden
January 26, 2014 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
February 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 18, 2013 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
October 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 29, 2013 · Premiere · Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts FilmEkimi)Turkey September 29, 2013(Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts FilmEkimi
January 11, 2014 · Premiere · Istanbul Japon Filmleri Festival
United Arab Emirates
October 25, 2013 · Premiere · Abu Dhabi Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 12, 2013 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 18, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Uruguay
October 6, 2014 · Premiere · Festival de Cine de Montevideo
May 21, 2015 · Theatrical
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